Lavrov to lead Russian delegation at UN General Assembly session in New York

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 04, 2026 · 195 words

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What to know about Lavrov to lead Russian delegation at UN General Assembly session in New York

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order appointing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to lead the Russian delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The order lists the primary and alternate members of the delegation and provides the schedule for the upcoming session.

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What happened

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the country’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to an executive order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Why it matters

"To approve the following composition of the Russian delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly: Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister and permanent member of the Russian Security Council, as head of the delegation," the document…

Common ground

The delegation will also include Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov, Federation Council International Affairs Committee Chairman Grigory Karasin, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya and State Duma International…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The delegation will also include Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov, Federation Council International Affairs Committee Chairman Grigory Karasin, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya and State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Russian language, the country of Russia, and UN resolutions, but contains no specific information regarding the members of the 81st UNGA delegation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, titled Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, was adopted on 25 October 1971 to change China's repre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembl…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES‑11/7 is the seventh resolution of the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 24 February 2025 about princip…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations General Assembly resolution is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the UN General Assembly. General Assembly resolutions usually require a…
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Claim 2: “The president also approved alternate delegation members: Pyotr Ilyichev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for New Challenges and Threats; Kirill Logvinov, director of its Department of International Organizations; Grigory Lukyantsev, director of its Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation; and Maxim Musikhin, director of its Legal Department.”

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The claim is corroborated by TASS and Interfax, both of which report the appointment of the alternate members (Pyotr Ilyichev, Kirill Logvinov, etc.) by the president.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Russian President Vladimir Put…
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/118606/

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web search NEUTRAL — The president also approved alternate delegation members: Pyotr Ilyichev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for New Challenges and Threats; Kirill Logvinov, director of its Departm…
https://tass.com/politics/2168973

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Embassy in Australia 547 views 9 years ago. Copy link. Info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fPD7kUj1sM

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Claim 3: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the country’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to an executive order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

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Two independent news sources (Interfax and a second web result) confirm that President Putin signed a decree appointing Sergey Lavrov to lead the Russian delegation to the 81st session of the UNGA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Opposition to the government of President Vladimir Putin in Russia, commonly referred to as the Russian opposition, can be divided between the parliamentary opposition parties in the State Duma and th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the presidential…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov

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Claim 4: “The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly will open on September 8.”

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Multiple independent sources (General Assembly of the United Nations web result, Openeyemedia, and a report on PM Tarique Rahman) confirm the 81st session opens on September 8.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations General Assembly has granted observer status to two non-member states (the Holy See and the State of Palestine) as well as many international organizations and other entities to ena…
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Claim 5: “The main high-level events and the general debate will take place from September 22 to 26 and on September 28.”

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Only one relevant source (Openeyemedia) mentions the high-level General Debate kicking off on September 22. Other provided results for this claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'high' or general UNGA Wikipedia pages that do not list these specific dates.

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